The environment in which the fetus develops is critical for its survival and long-term health.
The regulation of normal human fetal growth involves many multidirectional interactions …

… VE Murphy1, … Murphy et al 24 found a similar rate of smoking among women who had a
severe exacerbation and those without an exacerbation during pregnancy (25%). Some studies …

Please cite this paper as: Murphy V, Namazy J, Powell H, Schatz M, Chambers C, Attia J,
Gibson P. A meta‐analysis of adverse perinatal outcomes in women with asthma. BJOG 2011;…

Asthma is prevalent in Western countries, and recent explanations have evoked the actions
of the gut microbiota. Here we show that feeding mice a high-fibre diet yields a distinctive gut …

Background Asthma exacerbations during pregnancy are common and can be associated
with substantial maternal and fetal morbidity. Treatment decisions based on sputum …

Asthma during pregnancy is associated with a low birth weight, although the mechanisms
contributing to this outcome remain unknown. The relationship between maternal asthma and …

OBJECTIVE: To estimate the frequency of severe asthma exacerbations in pregnant women
and to estimate whether there is an association with adverse perinatal outcomes. METHODS…

Asthma is becoming increasingly prevalent worldwide. Numerous historical and prospective
cohort studies have investigated the effects of maternal asthma on pregnancy outcome; …

Background There is conflicting literature on the effect of maternal asthma on congenital
malformations and neonatal outcomes. Objectives This review and meta‐analysis sought to …

This systematic review and meta-analysis sought to investigate whether asthma
exacerbations, oral corticosteroid use or asthma severity are associated with prematurity and …